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Table 3 Answers by age group about sampling preference

From: Elderly women’s experiences of self-sampling for HPV testing

Age group years (n)

Prefer self-sampling

n (%)

Prefer health- care provider

n (%)

Uncertain

n (%)

No answer

n (%)

60 (227)

124

(54.6)

41

(18.0)

61

(26.9)

1

(0.4)

65 (233)

142

(60.9)

34

(14.6)

56

(24.0)

1

(0.4)

70 (218)

118

(54.1)

43

(19.7)

55

(25.2)

2

(0.9)

75 (190)

127

(66.8)

25

(13.2)

34

(17.9)

4

(2.1)

Total (868)

511

(58.9)

143

(16.5)

206

(23.7)

8

(0.9)

  1. *There were no significant differences in the answers between age groups (p = 0.085)